About this podcast
Join Reloop's directors and industry experts for a concise and insightful look at key issues shaping the circular economy.
This podcast brings you the latest policy updates, industry news, breakthrough innovations, and inspiring success stories.
Episodes
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- A brief look at the circular economy, the Growth Plan and what's next · 14 min · Season 2 Episode 11What happened to England’s proposed Circular Economy Growth Plan, and will it ever see the light of day? In this episode of The Reloop Brief, Libby Peake, senior fellow and head…
- A brief look at smarter container returns in Québec · 13 min · Season 2 Episode 10In this episode of the Reloop Brief, Shraddha Kumar speaks with Sophie Langlois-Blouin of Machinex, recorded at the Canadian EPR Forum in Québec City. With Québec approaching the…
- A brief look at redemption rates & system integrity in Bottle Bills · 17 min · Season 2 Episode 9In this episode of The Reloop Brief, Shraddha Kumar speaks with Susan Collins, President of the Container Recycling Institute, about bottle bill modernization in the United…
- A brief look at fixing our throwaway culture · 11 min · Season 2 Episode 8What if repairing a broken product was the easiest option rather than the last resort? In the latest episode of The Reloop Brief, Fiona Dear, UK Co-Director of The Restart…
- A brief look at Sweden's deposit return system - Returpack/Pantamera · 10 min · Season 2 Episode 7How do you keep a deposit return system relevant after more than 40 years? In this episode of The Reloop Brief, we speak with Sara Wester Bergendorff from Sweden's deposit return…
- A brief look at the future of reuse · 17 min · Season 2 Episode 6Can reusable packaging become mainstream reality? In this episode of The Reloop Brief, Barry Snedden speaks with Sam Pearce, Campaigns Director at The Story of Stuff Project…
- A brief look at reuse at major events in Toronto · 10 min · Season 2 Episode 5In this episode, Shraddha Kumar continues her conversation with Emily Alfred from the Toronto Environmental Alliance, looking at what major events can teach us about reuse in…
- A brief look at reuse in Canada's outdoor events and the FIFA World Cup. · 11 min · Season 2 Episode 4What can the world's biggest sporting events teach us about making reuse work? ♻️ In this episode, Shraddha Kumar speaks with Emily Alfred, Senior Waste Campaigner at the Toronto…
- A brief look at Australia’s push for 20-cent refunds · 11 min · Season 2 Episode 3In this episode of The Reloop Brief, Shraddha Kumar speaks with Rob Kelman, Reloop Pacific Director, about Australia’s 20 Cents Makes Sense campaign and the push to increase…
- A brief look at Re-turn Ireland: From strong start to lasting success · 12 min · Season 2 Episode 2In this episode of the Reloop Brief, Barry Snedden speaks with Ciaran Foley from Re-turn about how Ireland’s deposit system is performing just over two years after launch. They…
- A brief look at reuse: Lessons from Copenhagen and Aarhus · 26 min · Season 2 Episode 1Single-use coffee cups have become a major contributor to city waste streams. Around 500 billion single-use cups are disposed of globally every year, and cities spend roughly…
- A brief look at 2025: Advocacy, data, and deposits · 11 min · Episode 27In this year-end special, we rewind through an eventful 2025—the year that Reloop turned ten and The Reloop Brief began. Host, Barry Snedden revisits standout moments from the…
- A brief look at Reloop's data dashboards · 9 min · Episode 26In this episode, Barry Snedden takes us behind the scenes with Jason Wilcox, Reloop’s Data & Dashboard Manager, to see how evidence turns into action. Jason explains the goals of…
- A brief look at Spain's pathway to a deposit return system · 7 min · Episode 25Spain is on the cusp of introducing a national deposit return system for beverage containers by 2026. In this episode, Barry Snedden sits down with Miquel Roset, Director of…
- A brief look at the future of reuse and deposit return in France · 11 min · Episode 24For this episode, we visit France as Shraddha Kumar checks in with Reloop’s Director for France and Francophonie, Alexis Eisenberg. Together, they cover why a national deposit…
- A brief look at Reloop's 10th Anniversary Conference - Reloop Unpacks · 7 min · Episode 23To mark Reloop’s 10th anniversary EU Green Week event—Reloop Unpacks—we asked participants two simple questions: What will the next 10 years bring for the circular economy and…
- A brief look at some recent developments in Australia · 9 min · Episode 22In this episode of the Reloop Brief, Shraddha Kumar catches up with Reloop's Director for the Pacific, Rob Kelman, on the latest from Australia. With several states expanding…
- A brief look at next generation circular economy · 13 min · Episode 21In this special episode of the Reloop Brief, we listen in on the Reloop Unpacks conference held in Brussels in June 2025. Clarissa Morawski moderates a fast-moving panel on how…
- A brief look at what happened at INC-5.2 · 12 min · Episode 20In this episode of the Reloop Brief, Barry Snedden checks in with Joe Papineschi, Chairperson for Eunomia Research & Consulting, for a post-INC 5.2 debrief. They unpack why the…
- A brief look at sachets in the Global South · 10 min · Episode 19In this episode of the Reloop Brief, Shraddha Kumar is joined by Marian Ledesma, Zero Waste Campaigner for Greenpeace Philippines, to unpack the complex reality of sachet…
